Table 1.
The blood flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) infecting cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes).
| Parasite | Host | Site of infection | Locality | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetohemecus kirstenjensenae n. sp., n. gen. | banded eagle ray, Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Capapé and Desoutter, 1979 | heart | Makassar Strait, (01°12′55.20″S, 116°58′27.50″E), off Manggar, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia | present study |
| Achorovermis testisinuosus Warren and Bullard, 2020 | smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata Latham, 1796 | heart | Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off Naples, Florida, USA | Warren et al. (2020) |
| Chimaerohemecus trondheimensis Van der land, 1967 | rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | dorsal aorta | NE Atlantic, off Bergen, Norway | Van der Land (1967); Lockyer et al., 2003b |
| spook fish, Hydrolagus mitsukurii (Jordan and Snyder, 1904) Nakaya, 1984 | dorsal aorta and postcardinal vein around kidney | Saruga Bay, Japan | Kamegai et al., 2002 | |
| Electrovermis zappum Warren and Bullard, 2019 | lesser electric ray, Narcine bancroftii (Griffith and Smith, 1834) Carvalho, 2001 | heart | Gulf of Mexico, off Fort Morgan, Alabama, USA | Warren and Bullard (2019) |
| Gymnurahemecus bulbosus Warren, Ruiz, Whelan, Kritsky, and Bullard, 2019 | smooth butterfly ray, Gymnura micrura (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Uyeno, 1983 | heart | Gulf of Mexico, off Mobile, Alabama, USA | Warren et al. (2019) |
| Homestios janinecairae n. sp., n. gen. | banded eagle ray, Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Capapé and Desoutter, 1979 | heart | Java Sea, (03°52′28.00″S, 114°36′37.00″E), off Takisung, South Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia | present study |
| Hyperandrotrema cetorhini Maillard and Ktari, 1978 | basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) Springer, 1973 | circulatory system; heart | Mediterranean Sea, off Tunisia; Oslofjorden, Norway; North Sea, off Montrose, Scotland | Malliard and Ktari, 1978; Smith (1972) |
| Hyperandrotrema walterboegeri Orélis-Ribeiro and Bullard, 2013 | shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 | luminal surface (endocardium) of heart atrium and ventricle | Viosca Knoll, northern Gulf of Mexico, 123 km south/southwest of Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA | Orélis-Ribeiro et al. (2013) |
| Myliobaticola richardheardi Bullard and Jensen, 2008 | Atlantic stingray, Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824) Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto, Naylor, and White, 2016 | intertrabecular spaces of heart | Deer Island, Mississippi Sound, Northern Gulf of Mexico off Biloxi, Mississippi, USA | Bullard and Jensen (2008) |
| Ogawaia glaucostegi Cutmore, Cribb, and Yong, 2018 | giant shovelnose ray, Glaucostegus typus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) Compagno, Last, Stevens, and Alava, 2005 | valves of conus arteriosus; ventricle | Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia | Cutmore et al. (2018) |
| Orchispirium heterovitellatum Madhavi and Hanumantha Rao, 1970 | Bengal whipray, Brevitrygon imbricata (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto, Naylor, and White, 2016 | mesenteric blood vessels | Western Bay of Bengal, waters off Waltair, India | Madhavi and Hanumantha Rao, 1970 |
| Selachohemecus benzi Bullard, Overstreet, and Carlson, 2006 | blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) Compagno, 1973 | heart | Apalachicola Bay, Florida, USA; Northern Gulf of Mexico, off Mississippi, USA | Bullard et al. (2006) |
| Selachohemecus olsoni Short, 1954 | Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1837) Springer, 1964 | heart | Alligator Harbor, Florida, USA; Apalachicola Bay, Florida, USA; Mississippi Sound, Mississippi, USA | Short (1954); Bullard et al. (2006) |